As the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a number of campgrounds, conservationists, government officials and others are scrambling to find ways to preserve them as open space. A $2.6 billion proposed bankruptcy settlement designed to pay thousands of victims of child sexual abuse has added pressure to an organization beset by years of declining enrollment, and the Scouts and…
"They are not making any more lakefront property," said Fred Bonn, regional director for the Finger Lakes State Parks system."Access to the lake is challenging, both with its topography and what is owned privately."
The proposed bankruptcy settlement with Boys Scouts of America would have its more than 250 councils contribute at least $515 million in cash and property and a $100 million interest-bearing note. Kosnoff said the Scouts will need to sell much of their land to contribute to the national settlement or, if it fails, to pay for continuing legal battles.
The Boy Scouts of America said in a statement that selling the camps may be necessary in some instances to compensate victims. Sen. Blumenthal said selling camps to developers goes against the tenants of an organization that is supposed to teach environmental stewardship. "They've sold off, I think 15 camps statewide," said Bill Collins, the conservancy group's executive director and a former Boy Scout, who used to camp at Silver Trails.
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